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Watch: The Koenigsegg Agera RS hit 284 mph

The Agera RS breaks another high-speed record

November 6, 2017

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It looks like the Koenigsegg Agera RS is now the fastest production car in the world. After recently toppling Bugatti’s impressive zero to 249 mph to zero record, the team tackled the overall top speed record in Nevada. According to the video, the Koenigsegg Agera RS topped out at 284 mph on its second run -- averaging 277.9 mph after both runs.

While that itself is kind of shocking, watching the run from driver’s perspective is intense. The above video shows just that and features Koenigsegg factory driver Niklas Lilja hitting nearly 300 mph. Of course, the video is not nearly as thrilling as what it must have felt like to hit those speeds, but it is interesting to see the 270-plus mph.

Last month, Bugatti set an acceleration and deceleration record, taking the Chiron hypercar from a dead stop to 248.5 mph (400 km/h) then back to a stop again in a mind-bending 42 ...

For those out of the loop, the Koenigsegg Agera RS is a twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V8-powered Swedish hypercar. Responsible for sending the power to the pavement was reportedly a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 tires -- the standard tire for the Agera -- which seemed to survive the high-speed stint without a hitch.

According to Jim Lau from Racelogic -- the folks who helped verify the speed with various VBox data loggers -- the event was actually put on by Koenigsegg owners. Lau also said that, since the event wasn’t a tightly embargoed automaker event, some misinformation was leaking throughout the day -- like a reported top speed of 291 mph. The team later crunched the numbers and found out that the number was simply a glitch.

Regardless of glitches, the run is incredible to watch. Check it out above.